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Billy Joel’s daughters steal show as he ends MSG residency after 10 years

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Billy Joel's daughters joined him on stage for his final show of his Madison Square Garden residency on Thursday, 25 July.

Friday, Jul 26

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New Doctor Who spin-off starring Russell Tovey announced at Comic-Con

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‘Doctor Who’ showrunner Russell T Davies has created the new series

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Museum pulls wax figure of Sinead O'Connor after complaints it does not compare to the real thing

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A Dublin museum has pulled a wax figure of Sinéad O’Connor from its collection after fans and family members complained that it did not compare to how the late singer looked

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The Boys announces return of major character for season 5

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A Supe from season three is returning for the show’s final outing as well as a new prequel series: ‘Vought Rising’

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Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says pop singer wasn't intoxicated, argues DUI charges should be dropped

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Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month

Video game actors are now on strike. Here's why

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More than 2,500 video game voice actors and motion capture performers are going on strike after negotiations with game industry giants that began nearly two years ago failed to result in an agreement

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Kevin Spacey's waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure

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Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor's financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is already breaking box office records, with more possible soon

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“Deadpool & Wolverine” has gotten off to a supercharged start at the box office, breaking the Thursday preview record for an R-rated movie

Ex-Marvel boss sells entire stake in Disney after losing board fight

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Perlmutter was laid off in 2023 despite remaining Marvel CEO during Disney takeover

Love Island USA’s Leah Kateb admits she almost left the show multiple times

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Kateb and her partner, Miguel Harichi, were voted as the season six runners-up

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Ryan Reynolds reveals ‘horrible’ original plan for Deadpool & Wolverine

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Reynolds said he was ‘shocked’ they managed to get through filming the movie without some of their biggest surprises getting leaked

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Fundraiser for Meghan Markle’s ‘abandoned’ father Thomas Markle raises £40,000

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Exclusive: The fundraiser was launched by Lady Colin Campbell for Thomas’s 80th birthday

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Prince Harry reveals reason why he won’t bring Meghan back to UK

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The Duke of Sussex has claimed it would be “still dangerous” for his wife to return to the UK following their move to the US.

Prince Harry claims late Queen is ‘up there’ supporting his fight against tabloid press

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Duke claims he and Queen had ‘many conversations’ about tabloid fight

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Royals competing at the Olympics: From Princess Anne to King Felipe of Spain

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Princess Anne, Princess Charlene of Monaco and Zara Tindall amongst royal Olympians

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with Covid and pneumonia as he awaits rape retrial

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Weinstein is also being treated for a ‘myriad of health conditions’ including diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, and fluid on his heart and lungs, his publicist said

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Alicia Vikander says she felt like an ‘imposter’ filming childbirth scenes before she was a parent

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Actor gave birth ‘four times on screen’ before ever doing it for real

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Deadpool & Wolverine review round-up: Critics divided over new Marvel movie

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Reviews have ranged from ‘tedious and annoying’ to proof that the Marvel franchise still has life in it

Peaky Blinders fans react to Rebecca Ferguson’s casting in new movie

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Fans have a theory over who the ‘Dune’ star might play

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Voices: Independent readers slam ‘gross’ and ‘out of kilter’ salaries of BBC presenters

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The comments came after the BBC published its annual report including its top paid stars, featuring Gary Lineker, Zoe Ball and Huw Edwards

World’s most expensive wedding party heading to UK with Prince Harry set to join £600m celebrations

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Indian heiress and son of Asia’s richest man continue wedding celebrations

Taylor Swift seemingly hints she’s the godmother of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s children

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‘Shout out to Wade Wilson, aka my godkids’ sperm donor!’ Swift writes in promo for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Jennifer Lopez says she’s ‘shed some tears’ in birthday post amid Ben Affleck divorce rumors

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Jennifer Lopez says she feels ‘tender, fragile and sometimes frightened’ in 55th birthday post

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Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with COVID-19 and pneumonia

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Harvey Weinstein's representatives say the former film mogul has been transferred from a New York City jail to a hospital to undergo treatment for a variety of health problems

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I Am Legend 2 producer confirms theory about original’s ending

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Writer-producer Akiva Goldsman made the comments during a talk at San Diego Comic-Con this week

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Prince Harry says Queen would be ‘up there’ supporting his battle against tabloid newspapers

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‘She knew how much this meant to me and she’s very much up there going, ‘See this through to the end’, without question’

Thursday, Jul 25

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Traveler shows off hysterical results after booking seat in row one of plane

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‘I would legit ask to get off and cancel my ticket,’ one TikTok comment read

Prince Harry says mother Diana was ‘absolutely right’ in phone hacking suspicions

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The Duke of Sussex said Princess Diana was "absolutely right" in her suspicions that she was subject to phone hacking.